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Apple - Studio Pro vs Bowers & Wilkins - Px8

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Studio ProAPPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
Studio Pro
69.2/ 100B
Audio75· 45%
Battery57· 25%
Connectivity· 18%
Design· 12%
Px8BOWERS & WILKINSRENDER
Probe B
Bowers & Wilkins
Px8
67.4/ 100C
Audio75· 45%
Battery52· 25%
Connectivity· 18%
Design· 12%
Quick verdict

Between the Studio Pro and Px8, the Studio Pro comes out ahead in weight and battery life, while the Px8 wins on several specs. Overall, the Studio Pro scores 69.2 and the Px8 scores 67.4 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (69.2 vs 67.4). The decision isn't about overall quality — both clear the bar — it's about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the Studio Pro if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. The biggest gaps in its favor are weight, battery life, spatial audio.

The Px8 similarly doesn't carry a headline advantage on the popular specs — look at the full table for category-specific deltas.

Both ship with comparable driver size, active noise cancellation, multipoint, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Why Apple - Studio Pro wins

  • Weight — 60.00 g less. 260 vs 320.
  • Battery life — 33.33% more. 40 h vs 30 h.
  • Has Spatial audio.

Why Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 wins

  • No decisive advantages.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecApple - Studio ProBowers & Wilkins - Px8
Typeover-earover-ear
Weight260 glead320 g
Water resistancenonenone

Audio

SpecApple - Studio ProBowers & Wilkins - Px8
Driver size40 mm40 mm
Impedance32 Ω32 Ω
Sensitivity108 dB111 dBlead
Active noise cancellationtruetrue
Transparency modetruetrue
Spatial audiotrueleadfalse

Battery

SpecApple - Studio ProBowers & Wilkins - Px8
Battery life40 hlead30 h
Fast chargetruetrue

Connectivity

SpecApple - Studio ProBowers & Wilkins - Px8
Bluetooth5.3lead5.2
Multipointtruetrue
3.5mm jacktruetrue
LDACfalsefalse
aptX HDfalsetruelead
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, Studio Pro or Px8?+

Studio Pro lasts 40 hours vs 30 hours.

Do Studio Pro or Px8 have active noise cancellation?+

Both models have active noise cancellation.

Which supports LDAC, Studio Pro or Px8?+

Neither supports LDAC.

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